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  1. All current first semester students

    tiffanyleigh0212 replied to tiffanyleigh0212's topic in General Students

    We just finished our last check off this past Monday. This coming up Monday we're doing foley's and NG tubes, but don't have to check off this semester. So now I have my 5th exam. Standardized test...

  2. All current first semester students

    tiffanyleigh0212 replied to tiffanyleigh0212's topic in General Students

    Yeah, the only skills we've done on pts. is hygiene, shots, physical assessment and vitals. We learned several other things in lab, just didn't do it at

  3. All current first semester students

    tiffanyleigh0212 replied to tiffanyleigh0212's topic in General Students

    We do go straight through the summer, not really looking forward to it since it's not the skill based (were doing patho and pharm) but then this fall semester is mother/ baby so I'm soo excited for...

  4. Does your school allow you to keep your tests?

    tiffanyleigh0212 replied to DisneybearRN's topic in General Students

    Nursing questions are also a lot different than any other subjects. Other subjects the questions are all knowledge based. With nursing questions it's not just as simple as saying "What does dyspnea...

  5. Does your school allow you to keep your tests?

    tiffanyleigh0212 replied to DisneybearRN's topic in General Students

    And I mean really if you think about it, I can't even remember the last time I was allowed to keep a test after it was over, definitely not any of my time in college, and honestly I can't even...

  6. How to get a jump on school?

    tiffanyleigh0212 replied to JBMmom's topic in General Students

    Get organized!! Do a good clean of the house, because you won't be able to after school, not that deep knee cleaning. As far as reading books before, I wouldn't personally. You have so much reading to...

  7. Does your school allow you to keep your tests?

    tiffanyleigh0212 replied to DisneybearRN's topic in General Students

    We don't get to keep our tests either. We have our actual test and a scan tron, we are encouraged to write all over the test and mark our answers on the actual test because it's ours, just not ours to...

  8. stethoscope placement

    tiffanyleigh0212 posted a topic in General Students

    I feel very embarrassed to ask this question, but I am. I'm in my first semester and we have been doing physical assessments on patients every week since school started, however, are check off isn't...

  9. stethoscope placement

    tiffanyleigh0212 replied to tiffanyleigh0212's topic in General Students

    Lol, that's funny. It is comforting to know that all the instructors HAVE been in our shoes before, I think that helps a

  10. stethoscope placement

    tiffanyleigh0212 replied to tiffanyleigh0212's topic in General Students

    most definitely, I'm fine, till I'm in front of the instructors! I'm only in my first semester and figured I'd probably have an ulcer by the time I graduate from nerves! Hopefully it passes as I gain...

  11. stethoscope placement

    tiffanyleigh0212 replied to tiffanyleigh0212's topic in General Students

    Thanks everyone, I'll remember all these tips for clinical. I did my checkoff today and passed!!

  12. stethoscope placement

    tiffanyleigh0212 replied to tiffanyleigh0212's topic in General Students

    thanks everyone! the check off it actually on the mannequin's, so all their breasts (the ones that have them) are pretty small anyways, just wanted to know for future reference

  13. Nurses who work in a GI Lab

    tiffanyleigh0212 posted a topic in Gastroenterology

    I did an observation for school last week in the GI lab. We observed so we could write a research paper on what the nurse does pre, intra, and post procedure. I was able to witness what was done intra...

  14. Nursing Student makes a very stupid decision and recieved a DUI...advice...?

    tiffanyleigh0212 replied to lotus1's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Our program director told us one of the first days of class, if we get into any trouble with the law to let them know as soon as possible. I know you don't want to say and take a chance of getting...

  15. Does nursing school seem like Dog Years to anyone else??

    tiffanyleigh0212 replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Students

    not just you, i was talking about this to some other students the other day. people always said it would fly by and i was like yeah i'm sure, but it really does, it's crazy. i guess with just being...

  16. Experiences with being an Alternate for Admission?

    tiffanyleigh0212 replied to LuckyinKY's topic in General Students

    My school doesn't do that either. I'm in my first semester and wasn't an alternate myself, but had a few friends who were. I think they accepted like 11 or 12 alternates out of supposed to be 80...

  17. DONE!!!

    tiffanyleigh0212 replied to aerorunner80's topic in General Students

    congratulations.. now time to party &

  18. First day of clinicals tomorrow, so confused!

    tiffanyleigh0212 replied to CrazyGoonRN's topic in General Students

    You sound a lot like how I was in the beginning. We were told to do full physical assessment without being shown how to first, we did have lecture on it beforehand, but in all reality, most of was...

  19. Evidence based practice

    tiffanyleigh0212 posted a topic in General Students

    I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around what evidence based practice means. Does anyone have any examples and good way to explain it? I'd really appreciate

  20. developmental stage for alzheimers res.

    tiffanyleigh0212 posted a topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    I originally posted this in the student forum, but thought maybe I could get a bigger response in this forum....

  21. developmental stage for alzheimers res.

    tiffanyleigh0212 replied to tiffanyleigh0212's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Wow, that sounds like great advice, unfortunately I'm a student and we only get our residents one time and then were done with them, I've talked to the teachers how I hate we don't get resident...

  22. developmental stage for alzheimers res.

    tiffanyleigh0212 posted a topic in General Students

    I'm working on my physical assessment for a resident I had. Res. is 87 y/o and has Alzheimers and dementia. I'm having a hard time figuring out which developmental stage she would be in seeing as she...

  23. developmental stage for alzheimers res.

    tiffanyleigh0212 replied to tiffanyleigh0212's topic in General Students

    That's what my instructor had told me, she said that they're not necessairly in the developmental stage according by age (which I know is the same for everyone) but that she can actually regress back....

  24. developmental stage for alzheimers res.

    tiffanyleigh0212 replied to tiffanyleigh0212's topic in General Students

    Interesting site, but I guess I should of been more specific, I have to go by Erikson's developmental

  25. developmental stage for alzheimers res.

    tiffanyleigh0212 replied to tiffanyleigh0212's topic in General Students

    I thought generativity was more related to generation, she has a child who she visits with often and spouse who lives with her in the nursing home, I'm sure if she could remember she would tell me all...